25 Highest Paid Indian-American Chief Financial Officers; Two Women Make to the Top List

BOSTON— Akhil Johri, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of United Technologies Corp., topped the list of 25 highest paid Indian-American Chief Financial Officers of public companies in the United States, according to a report released by the IndUS Business Journal, a sister publication of INDIA New England News.

“It is exciting to see that at least two women have made to this exclusive list,” said Upendra Mishra, publisher of the IndUS Business Journal. “This list includes companies in all areas and its shows the diversity of businesses where Indian-Americans hold top leadership positions.”

The two women in the list are: Meera Rao, Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic Power Systems, who made $2.58 million; and Shalini Sharp, Chief Financial Officer of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, who made $2.38 million. Rao served as CFO of Monolithic Power Systems until March of this year. Currently, he serves as an advisor.

The list is based on the total compensation in 2015, including base salary, bonus, incentives and stock award value. The report is compiled based on public documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, public records and news reports.

Here is the list of highest paid Indian-Americans CFOs of publica companies ranked by total compensation in 2015: